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Guest Post — “I Say Tom-ay-to, You Say Tom-ah-to”: Bias Against Non-Native English Speakers in Scholarly Communications

In today’s guest post, Kasia Repeta of Duke University Press focuses on the often-overlooked issue of bias against those who speak English with an accent and urges us all to be more inclusive.

  • By Kasia Repeta
  • Jan 14, 2020
  • 20 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Wordnik, the Online Dictionary — Revisiting the Prescritive vs. Descriptive Debate in the Crowdsource Age

Can an online dictionary combining wiki and search do better? In some ways, yes. In others, there’s still the intractable problems of English to solve.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 12, 2012
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

The World's English Mania — The Power of Pull and Opportunity

With the largest English-language countries emerging in Asia and billions of people acquiring English language skills, what will the future hold? Are we losing more than we’re gaining? Or gaining something that has eluded our predecessors for centuries?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 18, 2011
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Capturing Words — Revisiting the Echoes of History

Words persist, but the form they take can change something fundamental in their meaning.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 17, 2011
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Editors for Hire — Providing Assistance or Exploiting Hopes?

Should publishers endorse commercial editing services?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 15, 2011
  • 27 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

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